By Felix Anthony Injan: The diocese of Miao marked the World Health Day with the inauguration of a modern dental care unit at the only Catholic hospital in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal. “Proper health care is big concern in Arunachal Pradesh, particularly in Changlang district,” said Somlung Mossang,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: Churches in Asia should promote health-seeking behavior and take on more responsibilities in their mission and witness towards health and healing, says a statement the Christian Conference of Asia released April 7, the World Health Day–2021. “We must equip ourselves with relevant information andContinue Reading
By Daria Litvinova and Jamey Keaten Geneva: A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago — with four theories being considered, andContinue Reading
By Marilyn Rodrigues Canberra: Australia’s Catholic bishops have called on the federal government to consider serious safety and ethical concerns as it considers legalizing technology to allow children to be born with genetic material from three people. Federal MPs will be given a conscience vote about whether mitochondrial donation shouldContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad: The Medigate Consumer Portal is the latest initiative of the Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) to help its member institutions improve customer services and income. The initiative is undertaken in collaboration with Intent Health, a leading healthcare public relations agency based in the UnitedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad: The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI), one of the world’s largest healthcare organizations, has reached out to around 3 million people in the past year. The association released its annual report at the recently concluded general body meeting. “During the financial year 2019-2020, CHAIContinue Reading
New Delhi: When the head of a hospital in a suburb of Mumbai called her oxygen supplier in early September, he had disturbing news: He couldn’t meet the full order. Demand for oxygen in the region was just too high as health facilities struggled to keep pace with rising coronavirusContinue Reading
New Delhi: India’s Health Minister has cautioned that the Indian Council of Medical Research’s Covid-19 first sero-survey should not create a sense of complacency in people with regard to the virus. Indications from the up-coming second sero survey show that “India is far from having achieved any kind of herdContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, Sept 20, 2020: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) wants Churches in the region to create more communities that care for people suffering from dementia. The ecumenical body made the call on the eve of the ‘World Alzheimer’s Day’ that falls on September 21.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, August 6, 2020: The premier healthcare organization of the Catholic Church in India has partnered with the University of Melbourne to roll out an online course for sister doctors. The course titled “Communicating “COVID-19” is designed to help clinicians communicate with patients, caretakers and theContinue Reading